With the arrival of spring and the effects of the pandemic diminishing, we are all feeling a lot more hopeful these days. Unlike last...

The weather in February was a roller coaster. Temperatures dipped to 25 below zero and then rebounded to the 50’s. We live now in the...

On January 14, I conducted Elizabeth Ann Young’s funeral. I first met Betty in the early ‘90’s when I was helping in the formation of...

Many of you asked about my health and promised to pray for me and all those affected by Covid-19 here. Thank you! I’m fully recovered,...

Lately I've been seeing the slogan: "Test Negative, Stay Positive." Unfortunately, on November 28 I tested positive for Covid-19. I am...

Right after I wrote my last letter, the spread of Covid got worse here. Now it is touching all of us much more personally. Two Jesuit...

Of late, South Dakota unfortunately has seen a significant increase in the number of Covid cases. The Rosebud and surrounding areas have...

The sunflowers that were at their peak a few weeks ago have bowed their heads and readied themselves for the harvest. The temperatures...

Although the struggles and uncertainty caused by Covid-19 continue to affect us, I want to share some good news with you this month. The...

We’re all sick and tired of Covid-19 and the effect it has had on our lives. It’s the uncertainty that is especially difficult. We don’t...

Through March and April, only one person on the Rosebud was confirmed to have Covid-19, and that person recovered. But the South Dakota...

The one Covid-19 case on the Rosebud has recovered but today, as we were getting ready to go to press, we learned that a second case has...

A friend recently sent me a photo of the wide, open prairie with the caption “South Dakota: practicing social distancing since 1889.”...

I once heard that one horse can pull about 8,000 pounds. You would think that two horses, pulling together, could pull twice as much, but...

When I'm not on the road, one of the highlights of my day is having lunch with our Sapa Un Catholic Academy ("SUCA") students. I always...

Happy and Blessed New Year! As we begin 2020 I want to introduce you to some "new" faces. Actually, they are not so new, but they may be...

We are fortunate to have a young priest . Fr. Jacob Boddicker - as part of our pastoral team. Fr. Jacob, who was ordained in 2017, grew...

Dear Friends, It's been a busy Fall at St. Francis Mission. Besides our regularly scheduled Masses at five churches, religious education...

One of the things that Fr. Hatcher, the previous director of SFM, promoted was local leadership. Rather than continuing to rely on...

Last month I couldn't help thinking: this is what Jesus must have felt when he saw the crowds of people coming to him for his healing...